The Iowa Conservation And Preservation Consortium (ICPC) is comprised of a group of individuals representing museums, archives, libraries and other cultural institutions. The consortium’s members have backgrounds that cover a wide variety of conservation and preservation knowledge and skills. In order to assist ICPC member institutions we are offering to use our knowledge and skills in the form of a Service Day Project. We propose to have some of our members with the appropriate backgrounds assist you with a small conservation or preservation project or with starting a larger project. Depending on the scope and needs of the project some supplies may be provided by ICPC or its supporters. Examples of possible projects could be; rehousing materials, packing for a move or for storage, cleaning items, repairing items, assessing items or collections for conservation or preservation needs, or other related conservation or preservation projects.

The winning applicant will be selected by the Board of Directors of ICPC by March 29th, 2019. The winner will be announced and the Service Day Project will be scheduled with them. Please complete the application form by March 15th, 2019 and send it to us via email or mail to:

iowa.conserveandpreserve@gmail.com or

The Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium c/o The University of Iowa University Libraries 100 Main Library Iowa City, IA 52242-1420

Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium Save Our Stuff (SOS), the Annual Conference and Meeting of the Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium (ICPC) will be held on June 7, 2019, at Muscatine Community College in Muscatine, Iowa.

Preserving and conserving Iowa’s cultural heritage is a pillar in the missions of many institutions around the state. ICPC’s Save Our Stuff conference focuses on strategies and practices that meet the preservation needs of Iowa’s cultural institutions.

Proposals are now being accepted for sessions for the 2019 ICPC Conference and Annual Meeting. Topics should directly address issues of preservation and conservation of cultural materials including, but not limited to, books, manuscripts, ephemera, and artifacts. Presentations ought to be applicable to institutions with various staff sizes and budgets.

Speakers may propose sessions in the following formats:

Full sessions – 50 minutes in length. If you are proposing a roundtable or panel presentation, please include names and titles of all participants.

Half Session – 20 minute presentation as a joint session on a common topic.

Proposals should be submitted via e-mail to ICPC Administrative Assistant at: iowa.conserveandpreserve@gmail.com. Deadline for submissions is March 15, 2019. Proposals accepted for sessions will be notified in April.

Speakers are requested to donate their time, expertise, and travel. Lunch is provided for speakers, but those wishing to attend conference sessions other than their own must register.

2018 Scholarship Application for ICPC members

The Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium (ICPC) is offering two $500 reimbursement scholarships to the Northern States Conservation Center on-line classes, or to the Midwest Art Conservation Center in Minneapolis.

Save Our Stuff (SOS), the Annual Conference and Meeting of the Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium (ICPC) will be held on June 8, 2018, at the Orpheum Theater in Marshalltown, IA.

Preserving and conserving Iowa’s cultural heritage is a pillar in the missions of many institutions around the state. ICPC’s Save Our Stuff conference focuses on strategies and practices that meet the preservation needs of Iowa’s cultural institutions.

Proposals are now being accepted for sessions for the 2018 ICPC Conference and Annual Meeting. Topics should directly address issues of preservation and conservation of cultural materials including, but not limited to, books, manuscripts, ephemera, and artifacts. Presentations ought to be applicable to institutions with various staff sizes and budgets.

Each session is 50 minutes in length. If you are proposing a roundtable or panel presentation, please include names and titles of all participants.

Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2018. Proposals accepted for sessions will be notified in April. Speakers are requested to donate their time, expertise, and travel. Lunch is provided for speakers, but those wishing to attend conference sessions other than their own must register.

During a disaster, time is critical but help is a phone call away. IMALERT Hotline 319-384-3673.

Beginning July 1, 2016, the Iowa Museums, Archives, and Libraries Emergency Response Team (IMALERT) will provide a hotline service to cultural institutions experiencing an emergency or disaster. The IMALERT Hotline can connect staff with the information and expertise needed to respond to, and recover from any level of incident from a leaking pipe to a major flood.

IMALERT will coordinate with first responders, state and local agencies, and vendors to provide disaster assistance to affected institutions and their collections. Through the team’s vast experience in conservation, preservation and emergency response and recovery, help is available to: